Climate Change Jeopardizes National Security

This July was the hottest month on record, that is, since the late 1800s (when recording keeping began), according to NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA), and Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). It is likely 2016 will be the hottest year on record.

New climate change study to look at impact on business practices

The European Commission’s Copernicus programme has been established to examine the current state of the earth’s climate, to look at the future effects of climate change and to monitor the changing conditions.

August 2016 Global Temperatures Set 16th Straight Monthly Record

Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), operated by the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), calculated the global average August temperature was nearly two-tenths of a degree Celsius higher than the previous August temperature records set in 2015, in their dataset dating to 1979.

Around 4500 delegates – scientists, innovators, academics, young researchers, journalists, policy makers, industry representatives and others converged on the world’s first industrial city to discover and have discussions about the latest advancements in scientific and technological research across Europe and beyond. The main theme this year was ‘Science as Revolution’, indicating that the focus of the conference would be on how science and technology could transform life on the planet, revolutionise economies, and help in overcoming challenges faced by global communities.(...)